Longevity and Mortality of Boreal Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) of the Dehcho Region, Northwest Territories

• Published in: The Canadian Field-Naturalist
• Main Authors: Larter, Nicholas C, Allaire, Danny G
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2016
• Subjects: Woodland Caribou; Rangifer tarandus caribou; Dehcho region; old age; cementum aging; Northwest Territories; Dehcho Region; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1884; https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v130i3.1884

As part of an ongoing study of the ecology of boreal Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), we investigated death sites of collared caribou to collect biological samples and determine a cause of death. The teeth collected from 25 adult females that had died since being radio collared were age...